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Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2009.144
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
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Petersham Cotton Manufacturing Company Daybook 1815-1816
Quantity:
0.05
Alternate Extent Statement:
1 vol.
Creator:
Petersham Cotton Manufacturing Company (Petersham, Mass.)
arrangement
Language of Materials
The records are in:
English
Abstract:
Detailed daybook, 168 pp., of the Petersham Cotton Manufacturing Company, Petersham, Massachusetts, 1815-1816. Entries document
work performed, output, sales, repairs, names of employees and compensation received. The following description was provided
by the seller: "Also recorded are credits and other entries that tie the company and its workers to other businesses in this
small mill town...Miscellaneous entries include credits and debits for foodstuffs, grains, cider, teas, tallow, oil, use of
a horse and wagon, "extra work', boarding, factory and highway taxes and books."
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Preferred Citation
Petersham Cotton Manufactoring Company Daybook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and
Mary.
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 04/06/2009.
Processing Information
Accessioned and described by Ute Schechter in April 2009.
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Detailed daybook, 168 pp., of the Petersham Cotton Manufacturing Company, Petersham, Massachusetts, 1815-1816. Entries document
work performed, output, sales, repairs, names of employees and compensation received. The following description was provided
by the seller: "Also recorded are credits and other entries that tie the company and its workers to other businesses in this
small mill town...Miscellaneous entries include credits and debits for foodstuffs, grains, cider, teas, tallow, oil, use of
a horse and wagon, "extra work', boarding, factory and highway taxes and books."